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A wild, inspired performer who ran on rocket fuelThe singular comic star, who has died at the age of 83, cooked up a quartet of indelible neurotics which belied great intelligence and whose genius may not yet have been fully appreciated -
Dramatic photos show people fleeing Libya being rescued at seaImages of rescue operation in the Mediterranean capture plight of those desperate to reach Europe
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Kenya’s seaside looks peaceful, but a murderous war is being wagedTourists may be returning to the Kenyan coast, but the hinterland is being ravaged by Islamic militants, their defectors and armed police
around the world
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UKUKCrowds enjoy 'amazing energy' of sun-drenched Notting Hill carnivalDespite more than 400 arrests and four stabbings, 2016 hailed as vintage year for two-day London street party
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EuropeEuropeApple facing back taxes running into billions over Ireland dealIrish officials expect the European commission to declare the arrangement with Apple unlawful under state aid rules
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Could urban farming provide a much-needed oasis in the Tulsa food desert?Oklahoma is one of the most food insecure states in the US, where families struggle to buy enough healthy food. Locals are trying to ease poverty with community farming, but face difficulty in a city with a complex racial history
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A 'radical alternative': how one man changed the perception of Los AngelesIn the 1960s, British architectural critic Reyner Banham declared his love for the city that his fellow intellectuals hated. What Banham wrote about Los Angeles redefined how the world perceived it – but what would he think of LA today?
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Q&A; panellist attacks myth of welfare bludgers‘The evidence shows pretty clearly that the vast majority of people would rather be in work,’ says World Medical Association president
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Giving birth in Guinea: a life or death lottery bereft of midwives and medicineInaccessible clinics, untrained and overstretched midwives and lack of medicine are among the challenges facing mothers and newborn babies in Guinea
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opinion & analysis
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Huma Abedin's split with Weiner ends one political drama as another unfoldsThe private life of Hillary Clinton’s right-hand woman is making headlines today – but her greatest role may be alongside a future president
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UN's $4bn aid effort in Syria is morally bankruptIt is perverse that agencies intent on helping the most vulnerable in the civil war can throw a lifeline to such a brutal regime
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How Assad regime controls UN aid intended for Syria's childrenGuardian investigation identifies dozens of deals that raise new questions about the UN’s role in Syria, and its impartiality
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Trudeau's challenge in China: forging closer ties while remaining waryAs Canada’s prime minister visits China, he must balance an effort to reset the countries’ relationship with concerns at home
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300 wild reindeer killed in lightning strike in Norway – video323 wild reindeer including 70 calves are killed after lightning struck in Norway on Friday.
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3,000 migrants rescued at sea off Libyan coast – videoOver 3,000 migrants are rescued on Monday off the coast of Libya with the majority of them hailing from Eritrea and Somalia.
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‘We’re not going home’: inside the North Dakota oil pipeline protest – videoThere is a battle under way over plans for a multibillion-dollar oil pipeline in North Dakota that tribal members fear will pollute local drinking water
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Explosion at Brussels Criminology Institute 'probably arson not terrorism' – video reportAn explosion was reported outside Brussels Criminology Institute at 2am local time, with local media reporting a car ramming the gates of the building
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Los Angeles airport evacuated following false reports of gunfire – video reportLos Angeles International Airport (LAX) is evacuated on Sunday night following loud noises that were mistaken for gunfire
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Inside New York's opulent Beekman Hotel – in picturesBuilt in 1880, 5 Beekman Street in lower Manhattan stood as an office building for much of its existence and now has opened as a hotel, featuring the most beautiful atrium in New York
Exclusive UN pays tens of millions to Assad regime through Syria aid
Analysis How Assad controls aid intended for Syria's children
Opinion UN's $4bn aid effort in Syria is morally bankrupt
News Turkey threatens more strikes on Kurdish militia